FIDE World Junior U20 Chess Championships – 2026 in Greater Caracas, Venezuela from 17th to 28th November, 2026.

1. The players participated in the National Junior (Open & Girls) Chess Championships at Jamshedpur, Jharkhand 2025 and finished as top 50 in the final ranking list are eligible to participate in the event.
2. GM/WGM/IM/WIM exempted from participation National Championships.
3. National Junior Champions or Medal Winners will be treated as official players.

• The Additional Players (Official 5* Hotel): Rs. 2,45,470/- (Single Room Accommodation) or Rs. 1,83,870/- (Double Sharing Accommodation)

• All Accompanying Persons (Official 5* Hotel): Rs. 2,29,790/- (Single Room Accommodation) or Rs. 1,68,190/- (Double Sharing Accommodation)

The above amount includes registration fee, entry fee, accommodation charges and bank charges only. As said earlier the additional players and accompanying persons are required to make their own arrangement for visa and flight bookings. The visa invitation will be shared with all concerned on due course once receive it from them.

AICF does not extend anything and additional players & accompanying’s need to make their own arrangements for tickets, visa & insurance.

Please read the event circular and AICF guidelines carefully before registering

Payment mode:

Online: https://prs.aicf.in/pay

All the entries are subject to approval of the AICF / Championship organizers

Please click here to download the championship regulations

Interested players and accompany persons are requested to submit the Google form (Mandatory).

Google form :https://forms.gle/p9N9YxReuMhFSaPf6 (Mandatory).

Note: No entry will be entertained after 10^th October, 2026.